Soil is a living, dynamic matrix that is imperative to terrestrial ecology. Soil minerals serve as
both sources and sinks of essential plant nutrients. It is a vital resource not just for
agricultural production and food security, but also for soil microorganisms. These soil biota
are crucial for decomposition and nutrient cycling processes. Soils impoverished by
nutrients lead to crop yield loss and nutritional problems, affecting over two billion people.
Being a storehouse of microbial activity, soil fertility and its conservation is sustained by soil …

Plants can achieve their proper growth and development with the help of microorganisms
associated with them. Plant-associated microbes convert the unavailable nutrients to
available form and make them useful for plants. Besides nutrient acquisition, soil microbes
also inhibit the pathogens that cause harm to plant growth and induces defense response.
Due to the beneficial activities of soil nutrient-microbe-plant interactions, it is necessary to
study more on this topic and develop microbial inoculant technology in the agricultural field …